Chase episode 10: The Perfect Candidate – How to Win a Delhi University Election

Chase finds out what goes inside Delhi University during their ​s​tudent ​u​nion ​e​lections

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Delhi University, synonymous with crazy cut-offs and controversies, is also the hub of student politics in the national capital. For many of today’s politicians, Delhi University Student Union [DUSU] Election has been their stepping stone into politics. Arun Jaitley, finance minister of India, was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) student leader and later became the president of the University Students’ Union in 1974. Ajay Maken was elected the president of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) in 1985. There are many more names in this impressive list.


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